Drug Enforcement Administration fights criminals with intelligence

July 8, 2010 — When you think of the intelligence community, the Drug Enforcement Administration may not ring a bell. But it should.

Today’s guest played an instrumental role in readmitting the DEA back into the 17-member Intelligence Community.

Tony Placido, DEA Chief of Intelligence, manages a workforce of about 900 intelligence analysts whose job includes following leads on worldwide drug activity. In some cases, this activity may be tied to terrorism.